From: Jeff King Date: Sat, 8 May 2010 04:44:34 +0000 (-0400) Subject: docs: clarify meaning of -M for git-log X-Git-Tag: v1.7.2-rc0~70^2 X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=7ffad2501489690edd9335fdd1e69c05699767e3;p=git.git docs: clarify meaning of -M for git-log As an option to the "diff" family, it is fairly obvious what "detect renames" means. However, for revision traversal, the "-M" option is just included in the long list of options, with no indication that it is about showing renames in diffs versus following renames. Let's make it more explicit. Signed-off-by: Jeff King Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt index c9c6c2b1c..3070dddfe 100644 --- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt @@ -177,7 +177,14 @@ endif::git-format-patch[] Break complete rewrite changes into pairs of delete and create. -M:: +ifndef::git-log[] Detect renames. +endif::git-log[] +ifdef::git-log[] + If generating diffs, detect and report renames for each commit. + For following files across renames while traversing history, see + `--follow`. +endif::git-log[] -C:: Detect copies as well as renames. See also `--find-copies-harder`.